Web-associating mechanism.



:Patented Oct. 8, l90l.

R. T. JOHNSTON. WEB ASSDGIAT'ING MECHANISM.

(Application and Inn. 15, 1899. Renewed 1m. 12, 1901.

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No. 684,374. Patented Oct. 8, ISOI. 1

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UNITED STATES P TENT OFFIC ROBERT T. JOHNSTON, OF PLAINFIELD, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO THE CAMPBELL PRINTING PRESS dc MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

WEB-ASSOCIATING MECHANISM.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 684,374, dated October 8, 1901.

Application filed January 13, 1899. Renewed March 12 1901. Serial No. 50,854. (No model.)

10 all whom it may CON/6677b.

Be it known that 1, ROBERT T. JOHNSTON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Plainfield, in the county of Union and State of New Jersey, have invented a new and useful Improvement in lVeb-Associating Mechanism, of which the following is a specification.

The aim of this invention is to provide a new and improved web-associating mechanism.

The same is illustrated in the two accompanying sheets of drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a side view. Fig. 2 is a section taken on the line 2 2 of Fig. 3. diagrammatic plan view, and Fig. 4 is an end view of a part of the device.

The aim of the invention is to produce a web-associating mechanism especially adapted for producing four,six,eight,or ten page papers without necessitating any adjustments of the associating or folding mechanism.

The invention has been especially designed for use in connection with the well-known multipress manufactured by the Campbell Printing Press and Manufacturing Company, of New York city; but the same may be applied to any style of machine in which it is found useful.

Referring to the drawings and in detail, 111 112 designate the side frames of the apparatus. In these side frames is journaled a web forwarding roller 113, coacting with which are suitable tapes so arranged that a web of paper will be positively drawn over the same. Also coacting with the roller 113 is a suitable paster 114, which may be arranged in any of the ordinary ways to deposit a line of paste on the web in line with the center of the longitudinal former. The roller 113 has suitable grooves 115, 116, and 117 positioned thereon, as shown in Fig. 3, the middle groove 116 being of sufficient width to allow the line of paste to clear the roll 113, and coacting with the grooves and 117 are two slitters 118. Extending between the side frames is a large shaft or pipe 110, adjustablysecured on which is a bracket 120.

Journaled in the frames 111 and 112 is a web-forwarding roll 121, which preferably has a groove arranged in line with the groove 116 on the roll 113, so that the line of paste will also clear this roll. Arranged at the end Fig. 3 is a of the device is a longitudinal folder 122, to which the web or webs are directed by rolls 123 and 121. Arranged betweena bracket 125 and the bracket 120 is a fortyfive-degree turner 130, and also arranged between a racket 126 and said bracket 1-2O are two turners 133 and .137. I Also arranged on a bracket 127, projecting inwardly from the frame 112, is a turn'er131. Arranged in suitable brackets 128, projecting inwardly from the side frame 112,are rolls 131 and 132, which I term parallel rolls. Parallel rolls 135 and 136 are also arranged in brackets 129, which project outwardly from the frame 112. The turners 133 and 137 are arranged in the same horizontal plane, and the turners-13O and 134:

are also arranged in substantially the same horizontal plane. The under surfaces of the turners 133 and 137 are above the top surfaces of the turners and 1349. distance substantially equal to the distance between the bottom and top of the parallel rolls 131 and 132 and 135 and 136. The roller 113 is prefer ably of a width a little greater than five'pages of the web, (neglecting margins,) so that four, six,eight,or ten page papers can be produced, as hereinafter described. The central turningpoint x of the turner 133 is arranged in the longitudinal line of the folder 122, and the central turning-point y of the turner 137 is arranged at substantially one-half'page width to one side thereof. The groove 116 on the forwarding-roller 113 is arranged in line with the center of the folder, and the grooves 115 and 117 are arranged at a distance from the groove 116 substantially equal to the width of a one-page section'of web. 'With this an rangement four, six, eight, or ten page'papers can be produced without any adjust ment of the turners, parallel rolls, or folding device.

If a four-page paper is wanted, a section of web 138 two pages in width is run and is so positioned in the machine that it will come to the forwardingroll 113, between the grooves 115 and 117, and will pass directly therefrom by means of roll 121 to the longi tudinal former.

If a six-page paper is wanted, a section of web three pages in width is run through the machine and is so positioned that it can be 139 and a single page section 140.

slit on the groove into a two-page section 139 and a one-page section 140. The onepage section 140 is passed directly to the longitudinal folder by means of the web-forwarding, roll 121. The two-page-Wide section of web 139 is deflected up over turner 130, up over parallel rolls 131 132, and then is deflected up over turner 133 to the longitudinal former, so asto come on top of the single-page section 140.

If an eight-page paper is desired, a web of substantially four pages in Width is run and the same is slit into two sections 138 and 139 on the groove 115 of the forwarding-roller 113. The section 138 is passed directly to the former, and the section 139 is deflected to lie on top thereof by means of turner 130, rolls 131 and 132, and turner 133, as before described.

If a ten-page paper is desired, a web substantiallyfive pages in width is run through the machine and is slit at the grooves 115 and 117 into two two-page sections 138 and The section 138 passes directly to the former and comes next thereto. The'section 140 is led up over turner 134:, up around rolls 135 and 136, and is deflected by the turner 137 to lie on top of the section of web 139 at the right of the center line of the longitudinal former. The section of web 139 is deflected by turner 130, parallel rolls 131and 132, and turner 133 to be laid on top of the single-page section which has been previously laid on top of the two-pagesection 138. In this way the most desirable way of leading the sections of web to the longitudinal folder is accomplished.

It is desirable with the six-page product to have the small or one-page section of web next to the former, and it is desirable to have the single-page web in the ten-page paper between the two two-page sections, and this can be readily accomplished without adjustment of turners by the means before described.

Ieall the rolls 131 and 132 and 135 and 136 parallel rolls, because their axes are substantially parallel to the principal movement of the web.

In some instances it may be found possible to use only a single roll in place of two rolls for each section of web; but it is desirable in most cases to use two rolls, so as to keep the sets of turners some distance apart, so that the sections of web can be readily threaded.

The turners and rolls are accurately set when the machine is built and need not thereafter be disturbed.

Of course the device herein shown can be used to produce different page products than those previously described, and of course if a collector is used beyond the longitudinal former multiples of-the products herein men-' tioned will be produced.

The details and arrangements may be va-- ried without departing from the scope of my invention as expressed in the claims.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination in a web-associating mechanism of four turners, and suitable parallel rolls arranged so that two side sections or webs can be brought transversely to regis-. ter with a middle section or web, substantially as described.

2. The combination of turners 130 and 133, turners 134 and 137, and parallel rolls arranged substantially as described.

3. The combination of turners 130 and 133, turners 134 and 137, and parallel rolls 131 and 132 and 135 and 136 arranged substantially as described.

4. The combination in a web-associating mechanism of slitting mechanism for slitting a web into a middle section and edge section each two pages wide and. an edge section one page wide, of turners 120 and 123 and 124 and 127, and suitable parallel rolls arranged so that the single-page section will be laid on the middle two-page section, and the edge two page section will be laid on top of the singlepage section, substantially as described.

5. The combination of a longitudinal folder,

turners and 133, the turner 133 having its 7 central turning-point in line with the center of the folder, turners 134 and 137, the turner 137 having its central turning-point one halfpage width to one side of the central line of the longitudinal folder, and suitable parallel rolls, substantially as described.

6. The combination ofa longitudinal folder, slitting mechanism for slitting a web into three sections, a longitudinal folding device arranged in line with the middle section, four turners, and suitable parallel rolls arranged so that the outer sections can be directed to the folder on top of the middle section, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ROBERT T. JOHNSTON.

Witnesses:

ANNIE B. WALTERS, LOUIS W. SOUTHGATE. 

